Verse 1:
C#/F
I'm staring at the clock
F# G#
I'm wondering why I'm still here
C#/F
And my head's about to pop
F# G#
I'm thinking that you best stay clear
C#/F
Oh How did I get stuck in this
F#
predicament I don't know
G#
I wanna throw this
reputation out the window
C#/F
I'm getting tired of
F# G#
wondering why I'm still here
Refrain:
And I wish that
F#
I could snap
my finger make
myself disappear
G#
Snap my finger
get myself outta here
F#
Snap my fingers
G#
snap my fingers oh-oh
Chorus 1:
C#
Cause I rather be anywhere else
F# G#
anywhere else anywhere else but here
C#
Cause I rather be anywhere else
F# G#
anywhere else anywhere else but here
C#
I could be catching the waves
F#
I could be seeing the world
G#
I could be riding with the
top down kissing my girl
C#
Cause I rather be anywhere else
F# G#
anywhere else anywhere else but here
Post Chorus: C#--
Verse 2:
C#/F
The sun is coming up
F# G#
don't wanna get out of bed
C#/F
Well here we go again I'm
F# G#
back to where I've began
C#/F
Oh you could take my checkbook
F#
credit cards and keep them
G#
I'd give them up for a
just little bit of freedom
C#/F
And my escape I'm
F# G#
planning it in my head
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Bridge:
F#
No more bus stops
sitting in traffic
G#
Waking up in
in the morning
ain't gonna happen
F#
No more office
No more line-ups
F#
You can just forget
about it we want freedom
C# F# G#
We want we want we want
We want freedom
C# F# G#
We want we want we want
Chorus 2: Silence
C#/F
Cause I rather be anywhere else
F# G#
anywhere else anywhere else but here
C#/F
Cause I rather be anywhere else
F# G#
anywhere else anywhere else but here
Chorus 3:
C#
Cause I rather be anywhere else
F# G#
anywhere else anywhere else but here
C#
Cause I rather be anywhere else
F# G#
anywhere else anywhere else but here
C#
I could be catching the waves
F#
I could be seeing the world
G#
I could be riding with the
top down kissing my girl
C#
I could be sleeping in
F#
I could be living it up
G#
I could be sitting at
home not giving a fuck
C#
Cause I rather be anywhere else
F# G#
anywhere else anywhere else but here
C#
Cause I rather be anywhere else
F# G#
anywhere else anywhere else but here
Outro:
C#-F#-G# C# F# G#
Anywhere else but here
C#(hold)
Anywhere else but here